Download or read book Goliath Versus Everyone written by Caroline Bono-Hörler and published by novum premium Verlag. This book was released on 2024-01-18 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A blow to the head ends the life of the lawyer at the height of her career. Misdiagnosis: whiplash. Brain and back injuries remain untreated, and she jumps from the brink of death several times. Because the insurance didn't pay out, the mother of four's family was torn apart. Nine years later, she finds her way back to life through an operation. She retrains as a coach and shows how women can get from hell to heaven. She wins her case against the insurance company in the Federal Court, but has still not received any benefits. The lawyer realizes that she is not an isolated case; women in particular are subject to hidden discrimination due to incorrect biomechanical calculations. But a solution is found.
Download or read book David and Goliath written by Malcolm Gladwell and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the power of the underdog in Malcolm Gladwell's dazzling examination of success, motivation, and the role of adversity in shaping our lives, from the bestselling author of The Bomber Mafia. Three thousand years ago on a battlefield in ancient Palestine, a shepherd boy felled a mighty warrior with nothing more than a stone and a sling, and ever since then the names of David and Goliath have stood for battles between underdogs and giants. David's victory was improbable and miraculous. He shouldn't have won. Or should he have? In David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwellchallenges how we think about obstacles and disadvantages, offering a new interpretation of what it means to be discriminated against, or cope with a disability, or lose a parent, or attend a mediocre school, or suffer from any number of other apparent setbacks. Gladwell begins with the real story of what happened between the giant and the shepherd boy those many years ago. From there, David and Goliath examines Northern Ireland's Troubles, the minds of cancer researchers and civil rights leaders, murder and the high costs of revenge, and the dynamics of successful and unsuccessful classrooms—all to demonstrate how much of what is beautiful and important in the world arises from what looks like suffering and adversity. In the tradition of Gladwell's previous bestsellers—The Tipping Point, Blink, Outliers and What the Dog Saw—David and Goliath draws upon history, psychology, and powerful storytelling to reshape the way we think of the world around us.
Download or read book Goliath written by Matt Stoller and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Every thinking American must read” (The Washington Book Review) this startling and “insightful” (The New York Times) look at how concentrated financial power and consumerism has transformed American politics, and business. Going back to our country’s founding, Americans once had a coherent and clear understanding of political tyranny, one crafted by Thomas Jefferson and updated for the industrial age by Louis Brandeis. A concentration of power—whether by government or banks—was understood as autocratic and dangerous to individual liberty and democracy. In the 1930s, people observed that the Great Depression was caused by financial concentration in the hands of a few whose misuse of their power induced a financial collapse. They drew on this tradition to craft the New Deal. In Goliath, Matt Stoller explains how authoritarianism and populism have returned to American politics for the first time in eighty years, as the outcome of the 2016 election shook our faith in democratic institutions. It has brought to the fore dangerous forces that many modern Americans never even knew existed. Today’s bitter recriminations and panic represent more than just fear of the future, they reflect a basic confusion about what is happening and the historical backstory that brought us to this moment. The true effects of populism, a shrinking middle class, and concentrated financial wealth are only just beginning to manifest themselves under the current administrations. The lessons of Stoller’s study will only grow more relevant as time passes. “An engaging call to arms,” (Kirkus Reviews) Stoller illustrates here in rich detail how we arrived at this tenuous moment, and the steps we must take to create a new democracy.
Download or read book Goliath written by Tom Gauld and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 2011 release of Goliath, Tom Gauld has solidified himself as one of the world’s most revered and critically-acclaimed cartoonists working today. From his weekly strips in the Guardian and New Scientist, to his lauded graphic novels You're All Just Jealous of My Jetpack and Mooncop, Gauld’s fascination with the intersection between history, literary criticism, and pop culture has become the crux of his work. Now in paperback, with a new cover and smaller size, Goliath is a retelling of the classic myth, this time from Goliath's side of the Valley of Elah. Goliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. He would pick admin work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice-daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight." Quiet moments in Goliath's life as an isolated soldier are accentuated by Gauld's trademark drawing style: minimalist scenery, geometric humans, and densely crosshatched detail. Simultaneously tragic and bleakly funny, Goliath displays a sensitive wit and a bold line--a traditional narrative reworked, remade, and revolutionized into a classic tale of Gauld’s very own.
Download or read book Battling Goliath Inside a 22 Billion Legal Scandal written by and published by Frame House Press Inc. This book was released on with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The David Story A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel written by Robert Alter and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."—Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999 Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays.
Download or read book Goliath written by Tochi Onyebuchi and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2022-01-25 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Editors' Choice Pick! A Best Book of the Year for Time | NPR | The Guardian | Gizmodo| Portalist | New York Public Library A Most Anticipated Pick for USA Today | Bustle | Buzzfeed | Goodreads | Nerdist | io9 | WBUR | Polygon | The New Scientist Locus Award Finalist! Connecticut Book Award for Fiction winner! Dragon Award Finalist! Legacy Award Finalist! "In this ambitious novel, dense with perspectives and social commentary, Onyebuchi dreams up disparate lives in a crumbling future America—with gentrifiers returning to Earth from space colonies and laborers trying to make a precarious living—while leaving room for moments of beauty and humor."—The New York Times, Editors' Choice In his adult novel debut, Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and NAACP Image Award finalist and ALA Alex and New England Book Award winner Tochi Onyebuchi delivers a sweeping science fiction epic in the vein of Samuel R. Delany and Station Eleven. In the 2050s, Earth has begun to empty. Those with the means and the privilege have departed the great cities of the United States for the more comfortable confines of space colonies. Those left behind salvage what they can from the collapsing infrastructure. As they eke out an existence, their neighborhoods are being cannibalized. Brick by brick, their houses are sent to the colonies, what was once a home now a quaint reminder for the colonists of the world that they wrecked. A primal biblical epic flung into the future, Goliath weaves together disparate narratives—a space-dweller looking at New Haven, Connecticut as a chance to reconnect with his spiraling lover; a group of laborers attempting to renew the promises of Earth’s crumbling cities; a journalist attempting to capture the violence of the streets; a marshal trying to solve a kidnapping—into a richly urgent mosaic about race, class, gentrification, and who is allowed to be the hero of any history. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Download or read book Click Here to Kill Everybody Security and Survival in a Hyper connected World written by Bruce Schneier and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sober, lucid and often wise." —Nature The Internet is powerful, but it is not safe. As "smart" devices proliferate the risks will get worse, unless we act now. From driverless cars to smart thermostats, from autonomous stock-trading systems to drones equipped with their own behavioral algorithms, the Internet now has direct effects on the physical world. Forget data theft: cutting-edge digital attackers can now literally crash your car, pacemaker, and home security system, as well as everyone else’s. In Click Here to Kill Everybody, best-selling author Bruce Schneier explores the risks and security implications of our new, hyper-connected era, and lays out common-sense policies that will allow us to enjoy the benefits of this omnipotent age without falling prey to the consequences of its insecurity.
Download or read book How the SEC Became Goliath written by Ray Glier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-13 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How the SEC Became Goliath covers the Southeastern Conference and how the league became dominant, winning seven straight national championships.
Download or read book Wandering the Wilderness written by Ray R. Friesen and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-03-16 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wandering the Wilderness is a guidebook for individuals who are unsure of their path or are questioning the trails they were taught in the past. Author Ray Friesen is a former pastor and at the same time a life long “believing skeptic.” He’s an advocate for “abundant living” and the guideposts that mark it, as outlined by “Wholehearted Living” researcher Dr. Brené Brown (The Gifts of Imperfection). This informs Friesen’s thoughtful submission for a renewed approach to finding meaning in a life informed by the Bible in a time when the relevance of those Ancient Writings is often thrown into question. In Wandering the Wilderness, Friesen has us stop, listen, and learn at thirteen “trail posts” along life’s pilgrimage. In addition to Brown, he draws on the Ancient Writings (Bible) with the help of scholars like Walter Brueggemann, Eugene Peterson, and Peter Enns. All of this is shaped in the context of his personal life experiences, including his journey with cancer and chemotherapy. The result is a book for all who are looking for a path in their own wilderness. He invites the reader to understand that developing a Christian faith and spirituality can help re energize a life at times burdened with difficulty or plagued with aimlessness, even, maybe especially, in this post-modern age. Here is a thoughtful, informed guide for wanderers weary from the journey and skeptics wondering where or if faith still matters. Whether you read it alone or with fellow wanderers and/or skeptics wishing to believe, Wandering the Wilderness has the potential to transform your wandering.
Download or read book Outthink the Competition written by Kaihan Krippendorff and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Fast Company blogger and former McKinsey consultant profiles the next generation business strategists: the "Outthinkers" "Outthinkers" are entrepreneurs and corporate leaders with a new playbook. They see opportunities others ignore, challenge dogma others accept as truth, rally resources others cannot influence, and unleash new strategies that disrupt their markets. Outthink the Competition proves that business competition is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift and that during such revolutions, outthinkers beat traditionalists. Outthink the Competition presents stories of breakthrough companies like Apple, Google, Vistaprint, and Rosetta Stone whose stunning performances defy traditional explanation and will inspire readers to outthink the competition. Core concepts in the book include: Discover the Eight Dimensions of Disruption Learn to play by the Outthinker Playbook Develop the Five Habits of the Outthinker Implement the Outthinker Process It's time to buck tradition in order to stay ahead. Outthink the competition and uncover opportunities hiding in plain sight.
Download or read book David Goliath written by Shraga Simmons and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Overcoming Business Journeys written by Phan Minh Thong and published by novum premium Verlag. This book was released on 2023-07-13 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overcoming Business Journeys comprises twenty-six short stories and separate notes about business and life in Vietnam and some parts of the World. Each story has unique characters with different living circumstances, and in each story, there is a person who is passionate about starting up a business. The book's first part tells us about life and business during the Covid-19 pandemic, the difficulties these people face and the solutions they find to help them succeed. The next part concerns the difficulties and obstacles people face trying to succeed in international business. Besides dramatic business stories, there are simple stories about Vietnamese women and art. In conclusion, Overcoming Business Journeys is a colorful picture of life that anyone who reads can find a part of themselves in.
Download or read book Think Simple written by Gustavo Caetano and published by Editora Gente Liv e Edit Ltd. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want something that does not exist it's probably because it has demand and a market! Today we have thousands of businessmen who dream of doing one thing: INNOVATE! Innovation is the sacred chalice of business of success. However, how can we start? Do you know what to do or which direction you have to take to do something that will touch people's lives and change your market? Gustavo Caetano learned to see small problems that needed immediate solution and how to change the course of your business to keep growing. What he wants the most is to see the reader innovate too. Whoever reads this book will find that, contrary to what one thinks and says, innovating is SIMPLE. In this book, you will learn: • How failure can shape the mentality for success? • What makes the innovative DNA? • What is the logic of simplicity to encourage innovation? • The importance of being agile and keep yourself with high innovative potential. • How not to believe the phrase "it has always been this way" Learn the simple business method with Gustavo Caetano, who started in this field with one idea when he was only 19 years old. He built one of the most innovative companies from Brazil. Gustavo Caetano is one of the brazilians most influential people on the internet, according to LinkedIn and GQ magazine. He studied innovation and creativity at MIT (Boston), Stanford (Palo Alto), university of Disney (Orlando) and Syngularity (NASA / California). His company, Samba Tech, is reference and was awarded in several countries. Caetano has already talked for companies like Algar, Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Adobe, Bosch, Philips, TV Globo, Stafanini, Estácio, Fiat, Iveco, Visa, Shops Renner, Votorantim, Sicredi and Unimed, as well as international events on Nasdaq, MIT and SXSW in Texas.
Download or read book Everyone s Guide to Demons and Spiritual Warfare written by Ron M. Phillips and published by Charisma Media. This book was released on 2010 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A basic training manual for anyone who wants to understand spiritual warfare principles and know how to stand against satanic attacks, this resource explains that by incorporating demon-defying principles in daily spiritual lives, Christians can move from bondage into freedom.
Download or read book What Everyone Should Know About Dreams written by Kennedy Nnokam and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are there things weighing down in your life that need immediate answers? Try hearing from God through dreams and see what happens. Start by waking up midnight hours anywhere from twelve to five in the morning. Pray using Acts 9:6 and John 2:5. After prayers, lie back in bed, go to sleep again, and see what God says about that situation. You will be marveled at what God will tell you is the solution to that issue. Even more, just pick your favorite chapter in the Bible. Read it and, while you do, meditate on what you are reading. Afterward, go back to sleep and again see what God says. Try this for other issues in your life. The first time dream is mentioned in the Bible (Genesis 20:3""6), it speaks of total restoration. Read it.
Download or read book Think Like A Champion Act Like Goliath written by Frank Thompson and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Think Like A Champion is an ancient story with a timeless principle that flips the script on what a real champion looks like, talks like, and how he acts. It shifts the attention from an anointed shepherd boy to the giant that lives inside of us, waiting to overcome the obstacles that he or she may be facing. Opening the contents of this book is sure to inspire and unlock the authority of all believers and launch them into victory so that they "Think Like A Champion".
